News Archive - 2011

PIKETON, Ohio – Six PORTS Fire Services firefighters conducted a prescribed burn of the grasses of the X-611A Prairie, the former lime sludge lagoons, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 18. Several other personnel were on hand to assist and provide required support.

PIKETON, Ohio – More than 200 people from organizations at the Department of Energy Portsmouth Site in Piketon and from emergency medical, fire and rescue services from the surrounding area participated in an exercise Saturday, Dec. 10.

PIKETON, Ohio – November 21st, 2011 -- Fluor-B&W Portsmouth has announced the closure of Northeast Bypass Road connecting Dutch Run Road to Shyville Road for one day in early December as part of a controlled burn exercise of the X-611A prairie along the bypass road. Fire Protection Services at the Department of Energy (DOE) Portsmouth Site at Piketon will conduct the exercise.

PIKETON, Ohio – November 11th, 2011 -- Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC has released the first report from their economic development consultants hired to provide assistance to the communities surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Portsmouth Site in Piketon.

PIKETON, Ohio – October 14th, 2011 -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s second Science Alliance drew about 1,200 high school juniors and seniors and school officials over three days (October 12-14) to the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant from the four-county region.

PIKETON, Ohio – October 11th, 2011 -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s second Science Alliance is scheduled for October 12-14, 2011, at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant for juniors and seniors from Pike, Ross, Scioto and Jackson counties.

PIKETON, Ohio – October 4th, 2011 -- The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Oct. 1 that USEC has taken the final steps in de-leasing and returning facilities at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon to the DOE in preparation for decontamination and decommissioning (D&D).

PIKETON, Ohio – August 31, 2011 -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC, have invited residents from across the region to attend an information session to stay informed about cleanup activities at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Waverly High School Auditorium, 3 Tiger Drive, Waverly.

PIKETON, Ohio – August 29, 2011 -- Demolitions have helped generate more than 8 million pounds of metal at the Department of Energy (DOE) Piketon Site for recycling, further promoting economic activity in the region. Proceeds from recycling that metal through the unique program will add to more than $2.8 million already generated from recycling more than 5.2 million pounds of material from site demolition efforts.

PIKETON, Ohio – August 8, 2011 -- Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC is working with two consultants to prepare a plan for regional economic development in Jackson, Pike, Ross and Scioto counties. The first document in that process is a profile on the region and is expected in September, the company announced.

PIKETON, Ohio – August 3, 2011 -- Fluor-B&W Portsmouth has presented its support for 4-H programs in the four adjoining counties around the Department of Energy (DOE) Piketon site with $10,000 in donations. Fluor-B&W officials have given a $2,500 donation to each of the county-wide organizations in Pike, Ross, Scioto and Jackson counties.

PIKETON, Ohio – June 20, 2011 -- With the recent signing of four agreements, Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC has taken major steps in its economic development commitment to the region surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP) in Pike County.

PIKETON, Ohio – June 13, 2011 -- Students from universities throughout the region are getting a taste of working on a major industrial project through a Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC summer internship program.

PIKETON, Ohio – March 29, 2011 -- Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC today assumed leadership of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio. The company, led by Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and includes nuclear operations leader The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE: BWC), began the operational phase of its five-year contract with DOE, which has renewal options for up to five additional years.

PIKETON, Ohio – January 24, 2011 – Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC will hire approximately 1,600 local workers – mostly from current site contractors LATA/Parallax Portsmouth LLC (LPP) and the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) – as it begins large-scale decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant later this year.